Question

A construction company takes 1 3/8 hours to remove 2 1/2 metric tons of dirt from a construction site. What is the unit rate in metric tons per hour? Write your answer as a fraction or a mixed number in simplest form.

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Answer 1

1 9/11 T/h

Explanation:

You want the unit rate in metric tons per hour of removal of 2 1/2 metric tons in 1 3/8 hours.

Unit rate

The unit rate in tons per hour is found by dividing tons by hours:

(2 1/2 T)/(1 3/8 h) = (5/2 T)/(11/8 h) = (20/8 T)/(11/8 h) = 20/11 T/h

= 1 9/11 T/h

The unit rate is 20/11 metric tons per hour, or 1 9/11 metric tons per hour.

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